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Issue: Adventures into the Unknown #52 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1954
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Issues: #52 of 174 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
Brand: American Comics Group ACGView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
First Line: No, no! It can't happen! A ship can't eat a man!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: TrueVision cover
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See 3rd Dimension Fairy Tales

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): View Scope
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover, ad for View Scope with coupon to mail in.
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Monster in the Fog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Walt (death); Ches (death); Mr. Robinson (death); Joe
Synopsis: Two men take a rich man out on their boat fishing and run into a strange old boat. They make the mistake of boarding the boat looking for gold.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDeep Dimension Horror #1 published September 1994
as Ship of Ghouls [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: TrueVision story.
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Get Shop-Method Home Training

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Schools
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad for National Schools with a coupon to mail in.
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The Old Gold Ring

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Henry Carlson (death); Otto Carlson (death); Martin Carlson (death)
Synopsis: The story of an old gold ring that was coveted by two cousins, and the depths they would go to so they could possess it.
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Pages: 1
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The Year of the Bat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Chris; Norma Stanhope; Major Stanhope (death); Kang (death)
Synopsis: Taking Norma Stanhope home, Chris sees a vampire fly out of a house. He discovers a dying man in the house who becomes a vampire. Chris kills the vampire, and then he and Norma go to Norma's father, the head of military intelligence with their story. At Maj. Stanhope's house, they see a vampire; they shoot and kill it. It turns out to be Maj. Stanhope in disguise. Norma tells Chris about a secret investigation of the major's: the Reds have moved an ancient Mandarin vampire tomb to Hong Kong and are using it to produce vampires. Chris and Norma then figure out how to stop the Red plot.
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In Content Item: FlagDeep Dimension Horror #1 published September 1994
as Hong Kong Horror [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: TrueVision story.
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Now YOU Can Be a "Cracker-jack" at Auto Repairs!

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor Book Department
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad for books on vehicle repair from Motor Book Department, including a coupon to mail in.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Talk It Over!
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Disclose Notes: Hughes talks about the new "TrueVision" method of telling stories and asks for reader's input on what they think of the method. Includes two short letters from Dorothy Schirmers and P. Menendez.
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Till Death Do Us Part

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Ethan Jones; Fay Jones (death); Old Liza; Old Man Phillips (death); Jeb
Synopsis: Ethan's wife Fay dies when the local doctor can't save her. Old Liza (a magic healer) comes and says she can bring her back to life if Ethan will pay enough. Ethan does and Old Liza lets a demon enter her body. Ethan thinks it is Fay brought back to life but when there are many killings around them the local people come looking for Fay and the unfortunate truth comes out.
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In Content Item: FlagDeep Dimension Horror #1 published September 1994
as Lover, Come Back... from the Grave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: TrueVision story.
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For Recommended Reading It's the American Comics Group!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo advertising the following comics: Adventures Into the Unknown, Cookie, Out of This World, Ha-Ha, Forbidden Worlds, Giggle, The Kilroys and Funny Films.
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Make Your Own Oil Painting on Canvas!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Bros. Oil Paints; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a complete artist's set available from Smith Brothers with a coupon to be mailed in. Includes a small blurb advertising Smith Brothers Cough Drops.
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The Clairvoyant Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Character(s): Professor Charles Hastings; Mildred Winslow
Synopsis: The story of a young girl with great extra-sensory perception and her eventual fate.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Now that we're at the north pole, let's go exploring.
Synopsis: Even on the North Pole kids are enjoying Dubble Bubble Gum.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A cartoon strip advertising Dubble Bubble Gum.
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New! Fast-Action Pro Baseball Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rudolph Field; Pro Baseball Game
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Pro Baseball Game with a coupon to mail away.
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Could You Use $1,000,000 ?

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Feature(s): Hip Pocket Gym; Rudolph Field
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for the Hip Pocket Gym with a coupon to mail away.
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In Ten Minutes of Fun a Day I Changed Myself

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training; Jowett's Photo Book of Strong Men
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Jowett's Photo Book of Strong Men, a Muscle Meter and five He-Man Building Courses with a coupon to mail away.
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Which Daisy Training B.B Rifle Do You Want Hanging On Your Christmas Tree, Pardner?

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B.B Guns
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Disclose Notes: An advertisement for various Daisy B.B. Guns.

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